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The Year of Startups Everywhere

Feld Thoughts

My argument is, and has never been, against Silicon Valley, but rather for the rest of the planet. Or you can just call it San Francisco, Oakland, and the Peninsula. While Silicon Valley is an amazing thing, if you are in the rest of the world, you are in a special and interesting place. Or maybe toss SOMA in.

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5 Cities for Ambitious Women in Business in 2020 and Beyond

Austin Startup

San Diego, California San Diego is California’s only representative in the top 10 (Oakland is next in 12th). The best of the rest Where else could the next generation on of female business leaders head? At 86.3%, the gender pay gap could be obliterated in the city by 2030 if the current trend continues. Growing by 1.87% to 21.1%

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Education and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

” And second, so that the rest of us who are not going to be artists can appreciate how hard it is, and learn how to look at art and how to look at sculpture and how to appreciate good writing. The reason for that is two-fold. One is to have people self-identify at an early age that, “Oh, my gosh. Painting can be a career?

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

I live in Oakland with my husband and now my dog. I got onboarded at 2:00 and I have not had a moment of rest since 8:00." Eric Ries : This is a pretty sober and deadly situation. How are you both doing? Can you tell us a little bit about your personal quarantine setup? Jen Pahlka : I have a very blessed quarantine. I feel very lucky.

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Out of the Crisis #19: Revolution Foods co-founders on feeding kids and families, being parent-entrepreneurs, and scaling food security innovations

Startup Lessons Learned

We have to let them know right away that they will not lose their job, that there is a plan to support them if they need to stay home, thereby protecting them and the rest of the company." So there's absolutely no doubt that the need is enormous.